Oath of Judgement Paladin Build – Solasta 2

Here is what your Paladin will start the game with at Level 1:

• Weapon Proficiencies – Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons
• Armour Proficiencies – Light Armour, Medium Armour, Heavy Armour, Shields
• Saving Throw Proficiencies – Wisdom & Charisma
• Skill Proficiencies – Choose 2 from Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, Religion
• Divine Sense – Reveals celestials, fiends and undead
• Healing Pool – A pool of healing power. You get 5 points per Paladin Level.
• Lay on Hands – Spend points from your healing pool to restore HP.
• Neutralize Poison – Spend 5 points from your healing pool to neutralize one poison.

• Resourceful (Heroic Inspiration) – Once per Long Rest, you can reroll a failed roll.
• Versatile – Choose an Origin Feat:
  • Savage Attacker – This is a very powerful Feat for melee-focused characters, and the Human can get it right from the start of the game. It rerolls all your damage dice, then chooses the highest result, significantly increasing your average damage output.

• Allows you to further improve Strength, Constitution and Charisma scores.
• Proficiency with the Insight and Persuasion Skills.
• You get the Skilled Origin Feat, which grants you additional Skill Proficiency choices.

Strength – 16

Strength is used to determine the accuracy and damage of your Paladin’s melee attacks, making it a vital ability score.

Dexterity – 10

We’ll be wearing Heavy Armour, so we don’t need to put many points in Dexterity. 10 is enough to avoid any penalties on Dexterity Saving Throws.

Constitution – 14

14 points in Constitution ensures you have enough HP to get by in Solasta 2.

Intelligence – 8

We don’t need any Intelligence points for this build.

Wisdom – 10

Wisdom is not important for this build. Allocating 10 points avoids Saving Throw penalties.

Charisma – 16

Charisma is used to determine the spellcasting effectiveness of the Paladin.

 Important: The Even Number Rule:

• Every second point in an ability score over 10 adds +1 to that ability modifier, which is what actually improves your dice rolls.
• This means that increasing a score from 10 to 11 makes no difference, but increasing it to 12 will add a +1 buff to any rolls made with that ability.
• Therefore, we will usually avoid leaving any abilities on an odd number.

Source: Paladin Class

• Athletics – Helps with physically demanding tasks such as climbing, jumping and swimming.
• Intimidation – Roll with Charisma to scare characters into doing what you want.

Source: Human Ancestry

• Deception – Roll with Charisma to trick NPCs into doing what you want.

Source: Skilled Feat

• Performance – Roll with Charisma to impress NPCs, making them like you more.
• Perception – You are better at detecting ambushes and other hidden dangers.
• Survival– Increases your chance to forage for food when travelling.

Weapon Masteries

• Greataxe – This will be our preferred weapon type. Mastery of the Greataxe will allow you to perform an additional weapon attack against an enemy close to the primary target.
• Longbow – Hitting an enemy with your Longbow will slow their movement.

 Searing Smite

• Adds 1d6 Fire Damage to your successful melee attack.
• Once per round, the target must make a Constitution Saving Throw or take an additional 1d6 Fire Damage.

 Divine Favour

• Adds 1d4  Radiant Damage to your weapon attacks for the next 10 turns.
• Costs a Bonus Action, so you can make a full attack on the same turn.

 Divine Smite

• When you hit a creature with a melee weapon, spend one spell slot to deal an additional 2d8 Radiant Damage.
• You can use a higher-level spell slot to increase the damage by 1d8 per spell level.
• Deals 1d8 bonus damage against undead and fiends.
• You can cast it for free once per Long Rest. Additional uses require a Spell Slot.

Fighting Style – You can choose one Fighting Style:

• We recommend choosing Great Weapons, which will guarantee a roll of at least 3 on damage dice with Great Weapons.

Channel Divinity

• You gain access to Channel Divinity Actions (subclass dependent).
• You can currently use them once per Short or Long Rest.

Subclass

• Select the Judgement Paladin subclass.

Weight of Justice

• When you hit a target with a melee attack, you can spend a Channel Divinity charge to deal Force Damage and Restrain them.
• The target will roll a Charisma Saving Throw to halve the damage and avoid the Restrained condition.
• They will repeat the Saving Throw every turn to attempt to break free.

 Purge of Corruption

• Use a Channel Divinity charge and a Bonus Action to end a hostile condition on a friendly creature within range.
• Can end Blinded, Poisoned, Charmed, Deafened, Restrained, Paralyzed, Stunned, or Frightened.

Judgement Spells

The Oath of Judgement Paladin automatically unlocks and Prepares the following spells:

•  Guiding Bolt – On hit, deals 4d6 Radiant Damage and grants Advantage to the next Attack Roll against the same target.
•  Inflict Wounds – Deals 2d10 Necrotic Damage within melee range.

Feat – Ability Improvement

• Choose Ability Improvement and increase your Strength to 18.

Extra Attack

• You can now attack twice per turn with the attack or shove actions.

Oath of Judgement Spells

• In your Spell List and always Prepared:
  • Enhance Ability
  • Hold Person

Aura of Protection

• Your Charisma Modifier (minimum 1) is granted to your nearby allies as a bonus to their Saving Throws.

Aura of Righteousness

• Nearby allies’ weapon attacks deal additional damage equal to your Paladin’s Proficiency Modifier.

Feat

• Select a Feat or improve an ability score.

Oath of Judgement Spells

• In your Spell List and always Prepared:
  • Hypnotic Pattern
  • Haste

Aura of Courage

• You and allies within 2 cells cannot be Frightened while you are conscious.

Improved Divine Smite

• Adds an extra 1d8 Radiant Damage to all of your melee weapon attacks, even when not smiting.

Feat

• Select a Feat or improve an ability score.